River

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Young and strong, Hollywood son In the early morning light This star fell down On Sunset Boulevard [Verse 2] Young and strong beautiful one That we embraced so close Is gone Was torn away [Pre-Chorus 1] Let the youth of America mourn Include him in their prayers Let his image linger on Repeat it everywhere [Chorus] With candles, with flowers He was one of ours One of ours [Verse 2] Why don't you let him be? He's gone, we know Give his mother and his father peace Your vulture's candor, your casual slander You murder his memory He's gone, we know It's nothing but a tragedy [Pre-Chorus 2] (Let the youth of America mourn) Lay to rest your soul and body Lay beside your name (Let his image linger on) Lay to rest your rage Your hunger, and amazing grace [Chorus] With candles, with flowers You were one of ours One of ours [Outro] I saw cameras expose your life I heard rumors explode with lies I saw children in tears Cry and crowd around the sight Of where you had collapsed that day Where your last breath and word had been sighed Where your heart had burst And where you had died Where you had died (Let the youth of America mourn) Where you had died (Include him in their prayers) I saw how they were lost in grieving (Let his image linger on) All half-believing you were gone (Repeat it everywhere) The loss and pain of it (Let the youth of America mourn) Crime and the shame of it you were gone (Include him in their prayers) It was such a nightmare raving (Let the youth of America mourn) "How could we save him from himself?" (Repeat it everywhere) I saw how they were lost in grieving (Let the youth of America mourn) All half-believing you were gone (Include him in their prayers) The loss and pain of it (Let his image linger on) Crime and the shame of it you were gone (Repeat it everywhere) It was such a nightmare raving (Let the youth of America mourn) "How could we save him from himself?" (Include him in their prayers)